Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-03

family, in Calcutta which does not bemoal
the losso relative by the disaster.
Gen. j. M. Comfy, editor and pro
prietor Of the Toledo, Ohio, Commercial
died in that city July a6, of Jung and hear
Ohio, was bred a practical printer and at
forward adopted the law; entered tn,
army in President Hayes regiment, the 23t
Ohio; rose to be colonel, and was brevetec
brlgadler-gener for gallant services in tn,
held 1 After the war he became editor O.
achieved fame as forcible and intellectual
writer: He was postmaster at Columbu.
from 1872 to 1878. In 1877 he was appointed
minister to the Sandwich Islands, Serving
i've years. In 1883 he purchased the Com
Perclal' OF that city, which he has since con
daughter. His age was SIS years.
John Taylor who succeeded Brigham
Young, as President of the Mormon church
died at Salt Lake City oh the 25th. BE was
born in England, Nov. /, 1905. In 1882 he
emlgrated to Canada, and in 1878 Joined
the Mormons at Kirkland, Ohio, and has
since followed their fortunes, taking lead
ing parttln all thei affairs and was one of he
earliest and tirmest adherents of polygamy.
He became the head of the church in 1877
and had been in hiding since July l, 1885,
and had not been seen in public thereafter
The St. Louis Globe-D Democrat
publishes detailed report showing that
Jay Gould has discovered that employees OF
his In Texas and Arkansas and on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, have been making a good
thing out OF tie contracts and other supplies,
by which these parties have gotten some
10000, improperly: To illustrate, they
made contracts for ties at % cents and
turned them in to Gould at So cents The
number OF ties thus handled is said to be
ten millions, and the scheme has been
worked for three years.
July 9th, Joseph Neave, farmer,
living eight miles from Falmouth, KY, was
murdered by his son John. Mr.. Neave had
gone to his farm, upon which his son is liv-
ing, to get his share of the crop of wheat.
Inc son, for some cause, ordered him not to
drive to the barn. The old gentleman kept
on; Whereupon the son fred and killed his
father. He then took shelter in his house
and defied arrest. A mob to lynch him is
organizing.
Arrangements are being made by
Supt. Bart, Of the Minnesota state board of
corrections and charities, to secure a full
attendance from Minnesota to the four
teenth national conference of charities and
corrections which is to meet at Omaha dur
ing the week pes.nning on Aug Is next,
The programme has just been received,
and among those who will read papers is
Supt. j. J. Dow, of the state asylum for the
blind at Faribault.
Col. D. r. Anthony, editor of the
.ieavenworth Times, Kansas, was assaulted
on tie street by Councilman w. Ii. Bond,
who struck him several blows with cow
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active fight in favor of the strict enforce
ment Of the prohibitory law, and he
attributes this affair to the elimination of
the rage of the enemies he has made by the
fight.
Ex-Warden McGargiele of the Cook
county hospital, convicted of defrauding the
county, escaped from Sheriff Matson Satur-
day evening at Chicago. He was taken out
torney Grinnelt and was taken to his own
house; being granted an opportunity to
take bath, he made his escape instead,
and is supposed to have started for Canada.
Two half drunken men doing in
Heffen's bakery at Chicago, about two
O'Clock on the morning of the 10Th, let a pot
Of grease boil over on the stove, setting the
upper floors were unable to all get out and
dozen lives were lost from fire and smoke,
several being small chiidpp. One fireman
died from inhaling smoke:
The Mayor of Chicago has appointed
committee Of 200, composed Of represen'
tative men of all Chicago interests, societies
Clubs, etc., as committee of invitation to
President Cleveland and the same to act Of
committee of reception when the President
and his party visit that city. =
Ten days or two weeks ago brutal
assault was committed in Surrey county
Va, by Reuben Cole (colored) upon Mrs
Richard Savage. Cole was arrested and
jailed at Petersburg and band Of 50 mer
overpowered the guard and jailor and tool
Cole out and hanged him.
A Bertram, Texas, special of the
2sth says that while aparty ofmen were en-
gagged in pitching dollars in the rear Of G.
|, W. Phinnsy's store, lightning struck anC
killed NJ. y. Sinclair and G.. A. Phinney anC
DR.. Hayward were severely shocked.
..sopton,' a. six acre village, within
the limits of Cincinnati, Ohio burned Jul,
%, destroying small houses, old barns &c.
and 80 cows. Loss 100000, and but littl'
insurance <'.5 :. F., $50 FIX -,
"A widow living near Toledo, Ohio
shot and killed farmer neighbor at
o'clock Sunday morning as he was trying
to get into the house through q window.
The June earnings of the Uniol
Pacific road, now just about figured out
show a net increase Of 100000 compared
with the same period last year.
Seven persons were drowned by tn
sinking Of the schooner barge Perry j
Lake Erie during 9 gale Saturday night.
1 n: IN THE EAST. 81; .2s
Joseph Van Heyst, the HOLLAND
banker whose wife eloped with Jules VA
DoIen, q linen manufacturer arrived ct New
!, York nsthe 18th, in search OF his wife
Mrs. Van Heyst and Van Doren arrived OF
the nth " 81 Inst, bringing with them Yal